{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-9.302","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 9.302","heading":"9.302 General.","body":"First article testing and approval (hereafter referred to as testing and approval) ensures that the contractor can furnish a product that conforms to all contract requirements for acceptance. Before requiring testing and approval, the contracting officer shall consider the—\n(a) Impact on cost or time of delivery;\n(b) Risk to the Government of foregoing such test; and\n(c) Availability of other, less costly, methods of ensuring the desired quality.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 9—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS","Subpart 9.3—First Article Testing and Approval"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"8cc68998277030e86d44b7dc722420e5b0b733f29d0e8aeaa4da0ef2544b1153","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-9.301","next":"us/48-cfr-9.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}